Month: May 2018

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Some Updates

Our March Song Workshop was postponed until April because of the poor weather, popularly known as the “Beast from the East”. It was moved to April 21st, and we had a great day exploring Italian, French and German song repertoire.

Stephen will be the keynote speaker at the two-day conference on singing entitled Transfigured Voices: Vocal disorders, disruptions and impersonations at the University of Caen on May 17 & 18.

July sees Stephen travelling to the southern hemisphere where he will be leading a week-long series of masterclasses in Melbourne, Australia, with Graham Johnson from July 7 at part of the Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song.

Don’t forget to read the details of our 2018 Ansells Summer Music festival, to be held in June.

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Ansells Summer Music June 29th-July 1st 2018

This year is our festival’s 10th anniversary, and it promises to be a truly wonderful weekend of world-class entertainment.

Friday 29th June 8pm we welcome back the brilliant actor Andy Harrison to share the stage with baritone Stephen Varcoe and pianist Christina Lawrie in a light-hearted programme of words and music around the theme of ‘The Turning Year’.

Saturday 30th June 8pm fabulous, internationally acclaimed chamber ensemble The Fibonnacci Sequence return to the Ansells barn to bring us some delectable musical treats. Those who heard their astonishing violinist Daniel Pioro play here two years ago will be thrilled that he will once again be part of the group, this time playing Vaughan Williams’ ethereal The Lark Ascending. Cellist Ashok Klouda will play one of music’s most gorgeous works for solo cello, Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, and pianist Kathryn Sturrock & Stephen Varcoe (speaker) will match Tchaikovsky’s short piano pieces The Seasons with poems and readings. All this and more!

And, of course, on Sunday July 1st afternoon there’ll be our traditional short concert by the weekend’s singing students followed by tea & cakes in the garden at Ansells. (£5 incl)

To book seats (£14 each evening concert or all three for a special price of £30) contact svarcoe1@gmail.com, or ring 01787 269570.